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Is it okay for me to be a solo founder? I have an idea but I am not able to build conviction to hire anyone as a co-founder yet. I think I can manage and scale things alone and I have people who can help me build my startup till a significant scale.

Marc Andreessen on what VCs look for in startups. Venture capital is all about finding startups that stand out. Of the 4,000 startups looking for funding each year, only 200 get backed by top VCs, and just 15 grow to $100M+ in revenue. These 15

Was talking to a founder few days back. Had a healthy talk and there was a line that deeply resonated in me - "VCs don’t fund ideas. They fund inevitabilities. Make your startup something the world can’t ignore." Niket Raj Dwivedi, you are the bes

💥 Kunal Shah – The Rebel Who Built CRED 💥 Dropped out of MBA. Never coded. Never followed rules. Yet built FreeCharge (sold to Snapdeal for $400M) and then CRED (valued at $6B+). While everyone thought loyalty programs were dead, he created CRED—

Every funding round tells a story.
 Not just of product-market fit, but of founder-market fit. 
Not just of capital raised, but conviction earned. Look closer and you’ll see the patterns: 1) AI startups aren’t raising because they’re AI. They’re ra

Jensen Huang: “VCs don’t invest in business plans” Jensen Huang, NVIDIA’s founder, shares powerful advice on raising venture capital. He says: "VCs don’t invest in business plans—they invest in people they trust." This means your reputation and pa

Shopify founder explains what the VCs who passed on Shopify got wrong When Tobi Lütke pitched Shopify to investors, they said no. They thought the market was too small—only 40,000-50,000 online stores existed then. Even if Shopify captured half,

VCs are exiting their funds at an increasing pace. The "Great GP Exit" is in full swing. More & more GPs are leaving big-name firms to build their ventures. And honestly? It’s not hard to see why. Here’s what’s driving the shift: 1. LPs Want Focus

What is Pre-Seed About in India? Most founders chasing “pre-seed” don’t fully get what it means. It’s not about raising big 💰 It’s about proving you’re worth betting on - when there’s almost nothing to show. Here’s what it really looks like: a. N

Founders: Protect your equity. VCs have a playbook for valuation that most founders don’t see. Here's a side-by-side look at how they calculate deals differently from you: 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 Founder: $3M pre-money → $4M po